Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!brl-adm!adm!rbj@icst-cmr.arpa From: rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (Root Boy Jim) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: novice netusers Message-ID: <4845@brl-adm.ARPA> Date: Tue, 10-Mar-87 10:17:08 EST Article-I.D.: brl-adm.4845 Posted: Tue Mar 10 10:17:08 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 11-Mar-87 00:42:17 EST Sender: news@brl-adm.ARPA Lines: 26 From: "The News System " Date: 5 Mar 87 16:51:17 GMT >> I don't mean to be nasty but can't something be done to people >>who send messages like this: >> [request to be removed from mailing list follows] > >No. Education. Digesting maybe. Not really. Sending a gripe to the >whole list just doubles the noise however (this triples it!) Perhaps >administrative issues should be sent to "unix-wizard-request". The following is a suggestion not a gripe (limited noise injection). Education yes! Where is he/she to get the requisite education? Unless a novice net user is lucky enough to have a very conciencious system administrator at his/her site the education is very haphazard. Like many problems, the solution (or a partial one at least) is obvious. When I sign up to xxx-request I always get a note back saying confirming my subscription. Often (always?) this is a form-letter. Just have each moderator add instructions on how to unsubscribe from the list as well. In fairness, some of them do this already. (Root Boy) Jim "Just Say Yes" Cottrell Why did Paul Simon name his album after Elvis Presley's house?